The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-05-07

The Oak Orchard Band has engaged Prof..
Jos. Hewlett, of Westminster. as teacher.
During April there were recorded in the
Clerks Office ll3 mortgages, 1870 deeds, 81
bills of sale, and 16 marriage licenses were
issued,
Aunt Polly 3assett's and Jedediah Bassett S
Singing Skewl, will give an entertainment at
Odd Fellows Hall, Thursday and Friday
nights, May 26 and 81.
Although the dockets are full it is said the
Nav term of the Circuit Court will probably
not be long, as much of the business will be
laid over until the November term.
Superintendent W. L. Brown is busy fixing
up Westminster Cemetery, and some OF the
lot holders are also having the shrubbery,
flowers, and lots put in good order.
Rev. Mr.. Sergeant, of Baltimore, will as
sist Rev. S. B. Pond in the services at As
sension Church to -morrow, and will preach
to the colored congregation in the Chapel at
night.
Rev. II. D. Mitchell, student at Western
MARYLAND College. will preach in Hampstead
NJ. Z. Church Sunday night, and on Sun
day will preach two sermons for Rev. Mr..
Thompson in Manchester district.
Rev. J. U. Asper, the pastor OF Salem
Charge, composed of Krider' s and Leister's
Churches. assumed charge last week. lie
resides on John street for the present "A
narsonaee will be built as soon rs the con-
gregations can make arrangements
Mr.. Ferdinand A. Diffenbach, of this city,
who was appointed to clerkship in the
baltimore postofhce some months ago, has
left the postoffice for the better position of
deputy warden at the Senitentiary. MIR. Diff
fenbach was in Westminster yesterday.
We regret to announce the death of Mrs.
Esther Stoner, mother of Elder Ephraim W.
Stoner, of Union Bridge, which occurred on
Wednesday. The funeral took place yester-
day friday at Beaver Dam Church, Fred
erick county Mrs. Stoner was Is years, 10
months and days of age.
John Shaw, aged FIVE years, son of Hon.
Frank T. Shaw, on Sunday evening last fell
from the iron railing at DIR. j. Howell Bill.
linSslea's office to the stone steps below, and
was picked up insensibe and did not recover
consciousness for some time after. he was
considerably hurt by the fall, but not serious
", as was at first feared He has about re-
covered.
On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of
next week, the Middle Conference of the
MARYLAND Synod of the Lutheran Church will
convene at Uniontown, this county. The
General Synod of the Lutheran Church in the
United States will meet at Omaha, Nebraska
the LIST of June. Rev. II. w. kuhns, of this
eth, is a delegate from the Maryland Synod,
and will leave here on May Both.
Mr.. L. l.. Albright. of North Carolina, who
graduated at the Westminster Theological
Seminary on Tuesday night, received tele.
gram on Wednesday night from the Board of
Foreign Missions, announcing his appoint
ment as missionary to Japan. Mr.. AL
bright left Westminster on Thursday morn
ing for his home in North Carolina to visit
his parents before starting to his field of
labor.
News was received in Baltimore on Thurs
day of the death in Berlin, Prussia, on April
10. of Mrs. Marie L. Solomon, daughter of
the late DR.. David B. Mclaughlin, and well
known in this city. Mrs. Solomon had been
in Berlin some time, overlooking the educa.
ton of her seventeen. year-old son. She had
been ill some weeks, and her death was not
surprise to her relatives. She was buried at
Berlin.
Pursuant to call large number of ladies
met at the ADVOCATE office on last Saturday
afternoon to consider plans for establishing
reading room and circulating library for young
chosen to preside, and Mrs. John c. Frizel
secretary. Another meeting was held at Car
roll Hall on Wednesday evening, and the
matter further considered. Committees were
appointed to secure d charter, to solicit sub
scriptions, &C., and another meeting will be
held at Carroll Hall next Wednesday evening
A storm of unusual violence passed over
Westminster about o'clock Thursday morn
ing. II came from the southwest. The
thunder was deafening, the lightning binding,
the wind rather strong and the fall of rain
quite heavy. Doors and windows shook so
violently that the whole city was aroused, and
at the residence of Mr.. VIM. G. Rinehart, at
the West End, vases were blown from man
tel by the wind. a window being open. At
the East End lightning struck the residence of
Mr.. George W. Miller A few bricks were
torn from u chimney, the spouting damaged
somewhat, and hole burned in rain tub.
Several bricks were torn up in the pavement
opposite the residence of Mr.. Francis A.
Sharrer, adjoining Mr.. Miller's. The storm
in the neighborhood of Winfield was very Sc
we're. The rain came down in torrents. The
lightning struck the meat house of John Sell
man and burned it down.